The puma holds the Guinness record for the animal with the highest number of names. It has over 40 names in English alone.
Mountain lions can weigh between 100 lb (45 kg) – 145lb (66 kg). They have thick fur, and very little body fat.
The cougar is a mammal of the family Felidae, native to the Americas.
Cougars eat up to ten pounds (4.5 kg) of meat a day.
It is the second heaviest cat in the American continents after the jaguar.
Cougars may live for 15 - 18 years in the wild.
Mountain lions are the largest cats that can purr.
They can leap vertically over 16 feet (5 m), and horizontally more than 45 feet (13.5 m).
Cougars can run up to 40 miles (65 km) per hour.
The mountain lion is a reclusive cat and usually avoids people.
In other uses
Cougar (slang), an older woman who prefers intimate relationships with younger men.
